Theodor Fontane himself fell in love with this beautiful landscape 130 years ago. Be inspired by the region just as Theodor Fontane was.
Length/duration: 26 kilometres / 1-2 days
Start: Neuruppin / Finish: Lindow (Mark)
Arrival:
- with bus and train: Neuruppin railway station (RE 6) Am Rheinsberger Tor
- Car: From Berlin via the A111, A10 and A24 to Neuruppin Follow the B167 to Altruppin (approximately 1.5 hours)
with bus and train: From the Lindow marina by foot, about 6 min, to Lindow-Markt. Here take bus 784 in the direction of Gransee train station. In Gransee, at the train station, take the RE5 train in the direction of Berlin-Südkreuz. After about 37 min. travel time you will reach Berlin-Gesundbrunnen.
Car: From the Lindow marina, drive along Granseer Str. to the village of Keller. There drive via Meseberger Weg and Meseberger Dorfstr. to the B96 in Gransee. Here you continue on the B96 in the direction of Oranienburg. At the Oranienburg junction, change to the A111 in the direction of Berlin and then continue towards the city.
Route: Lake Ruppiner See, Rhin, Lake Molchowsee, Lake Tetzensee, Lake Zermützelsee, Rhin, Lake Möllensee, Lake Gudelacksee
On-shore outings:
- Neuruppin: historic town centre with monastery church, Siechenhaus chapel, Temple Garden, Neuruppin épinal sheets, lake promenade (The entry/exit point is a bathing area at the Protestant School in Neuruppin. This can be used as long as it does not interfere with bathing).
- Lindow (Mark): Monastery ruins, "Garten des Buches", town church, lake promenade, local history museum
Maps/Literature:
- DKV-Gewässerführer für Ostdeutschland: Kanuführer für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen (DKV-Regionalführer). Herausgeber: Deutscher Kanu-Verband; 6. Edition (14. Juni 2021). ISBN-13: 978-3968060064, ISBN-10: 978-3968060064, 24,80 Euro